Wyoming Woman Opposes Canteen Restoration
A Wyoming woman argues against restoring the army canteen, contending it would boost liquor sales and drunkenness among soldiers. The piece notes doctors and physicians from Harvard, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and other institutions oppose reestablishing beer selling in the U S Army citing higher alcoholism rates during beer periods as per army statistics.
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United States
Richard Batholdt
Missouri
Congress
Harvard University
Northwestern University
Cornell University
John Hopkins University
Dartmouth College
Rush Medical College
University of Buffalo
Bowdoin College
Columbia University
University of Dmois
Leland Stanford University
United States Senate
Army Opinion Against Beer in Service and Morale
A statement by Mrs. F. A. Stout of Sheridan Wyoming argues that army experience shows beer harms health endurance and marksmanship. She contends beer sales undermine soldier efficiency and national defense, urging reinstatement of prohibition in the service.
Fisher's Talk Costs Job at Wesleyan University
Middletown Conn Jan 30 Professor Willard C Fisher has been forced to resign from the Wesleyan University faculty after insisting that Pro fessor Fisher advocated a more open Sunday and that laws should allow broad recreation. President William A Shanklin demanded his removal after he refused to alter his views.
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Middletown
Conn
Williard C. Fisher
Wesleyan University
William A. Shanklin
Wesleyan
Fisher
Seamford
Railroad man dies in poverty in Colorado
Frank A. Dunlap aged 38 once a general passenger agent for the Chicago Great Western railroad died in a county hospital after being held in the county jail for obtaining money under false pretenses. He had deposited worthless checks with a La Vota saloonkeeper and borrowed $20 on them. He organized the Bryan home coming special from Omaha to New York to greet William Jennings Bryan. Authorities seek his relatives as reports note his fall from prominence to destitution.
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Wallenburg
Colo
Frank A. Dunlap
Dunlap
la Vota
Walsenburg
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Omaha
New York
Frank
Wiliam J. Bryan
Labeled Brushes Stir Kitchen Shame and Utility
A historic note describes mislabeling brushes in a tidy kitchen leading to polishing mishaps with ink and food. After the mixups the brushes were marked with a red hot poker. The piece laments the lack of proper kitchen brushes and urges better grooming of utensils and tools.
Curry of Vegetables Method and Materials
A historic recipe lists ingredients for curry of vegetables including cauliflower carrots turnip potatoes onion celery and tomato with curry powder butter salt pepper and boiled rice. Vegetables are simmered in a curry tomato sauce and served over rice, with optional substitution of cooked vegetables.
Mocha Cake Recipe with Coffee Frosting
A historical recipe outlines making a mocha cake by beating four eggs with sugar over simmering water until thick, folding in flour and baking powder, baking, cooling, and frosting with coffee flavored icing. The frosting combines butter confectioners sugar and strong coffee, then piping the decoration onto the cake.
Bananas Maitre d Hotel Recipe
This note lists a dessertlike banana preparation for a maître d hotel vegetable dish. It requires four bananas, butter, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and parsley. Bananas are boiled with skins on, cooled, peeled, then butter is creamed with lemon juice and seasonings and mixed to serve as a vegetable.
Hospitalized Patient Recovers After Narrow Escape
A patient recounts a close call with a serious illness as doctors note the rarity of the case. The physician plans to document the incident for a medical paper highlighting the patient’s resilience and vitality.
How Kaweas Got Ite Nama
The piece explains that Colonel Inman claimed the name Kaneas arose from a proofreading error. It states that early Kansas Indians were called Kawa, a Kawenas diminutive, and a missionary text revision misread an inverted n as no, producing Kaneas as the name used thereafter.
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Kaweas
Colonel Inman
Kaneas
Regulations and a Dean's Amendment in Harvard History
President Lowell recalls a debate over student transport limits. A dean from another institution argued regulations allow driving students even to the devil, and Lowell accepts the amendment in the Harvard Graduates' Magazine.
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Lowell
Harvard Graduates
World Looks for the Best in Everyone
A reflective editorial stating competitiveness drives progress yet urges fair effort. It argues every victory implies another’s defeat but emphasizes striving for the best as essential to the world’s needs. The tone encourages personal excellence without cynicism.
Why We Can See Smoke
A note explains that smoke is not only gases but contains solid particles like sqlid or squid particles mixed with gases. These particles are what the eye perceives, while the gases remain invisible. The quote appears attributed to St. Nicholas.
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St. Nicholas
Couple Missed Wedding After Forgetting Arrangement
An absent minded Swiss couple failed to appear at the appointed hour for their marriage, explaining they had forgotten all about it despite civil and religious authorities arranging the ceremony.
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Switzerland
First British Theatre Company Arrives in Colonial America
The first regularly organized theatrical company came from England in 1762 and performed in Williamsburg Virginia then Annapolis New York and Philadelphia. The initial theater was built at Annapolis.
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England
Williamsburg
Annapolis
New York
Philadelphia
Bad Habit Start Date Noted in Egypt Oddities
A garbled line claims a snuff habit began in England around 17032 while a recipe section gives an egg custard related baking method. The pastry instruction mixes flour salt sugar baking powder with egg milk to form a soft dough baked in a hot oven, shaping circles on greased pans.
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England
Planked Eggs with Meat Mixture
A recipe instructs arranging a plank with a mixture of chopped chicken corned beef or tongue and fine bread crumbs. Moisten with cream or stock, season with salt pepper and paprika, form depressions, add poached eggs, and brown in an oven. Duchesne potato border may surround and garnish as desired.
How to Mend Gloves With Leather Court-Plaster
A timeless tip explains mending a torn glove by turning it inside out and pressing a leather court-plaster over the hole. The plaster secures the edges and the leather patch adds strength to the repaired area.
Love of animals as disease and social observations
Dr. Charles Dana of New York warns love of animals is a disease. A Los Angeles maniac is arrested for carrying dynamite in a hand organ. The piece also notes marriages, a grocery line suggesting a dead match, Chicago pride, and advice on keeping hobble skirts from bagging at the knees.
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Charles Dana
New York
Los Angeles
Evecerra Myer
Wyoming St
Dayton
Ohio
Sloan
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Mass
Chicago Club Formed To Exclude Cats
A new organization in Chicago announces its purpose is to exclude cats from certain areas and activities. Founders outline aims, membership criteria, and planned public messaging to gain support. Community reaction is mixed as residents weigh animal welfare against local access changes.
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Chicago
Detroit Man Seeks Divorce Over Wife Talks Too Much
A Detroit man files for divorce claiming his wife talks excessively. Legal experts question whether such a reason could be granted and how courts treat communication habits in marital dissolution.
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Detroit
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Bud” Fisher
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